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With the Bears having a clear need for a veteran quarterback to back up Jay Cutler, do you think Rex Grossman would be an option? -- @RexyFan8 from Twitter Grossman, 33, is a free agent. I think he is an ideal backup because he’s smart and will know the playbook and will not be afraid to cut it loose when he’s called upon. But if general manager Phil Emery was going to make a run at Grossman, he would have done it by now. Emery was scouting the Southeast for the Bears when they selected Grossman in the first round from Florida in 2003. At this point, I’d be surprised if the Bears added another quarterback to the mix before training camp. They’ve made it very clear...

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With the Bears having a clear need for a veteran quarterback to back up Jay Cutler, do you think Rex Grossman would be an option? -- @RexyFan8 from Twitter
Grossman, 33, is a free agent. I think he is an ideal backup because he’s smart and will know...

Brandon Marshall really wanted to see the football more.
It came his way plenty Thursday night.
Brandon Marshall desperately needed a Bears victory.
He helped provide it.
With a pair of glowing green cleats and two crowd-pleasing touchdown catches,...

It shouldn’t be that hard to beat a team that came in 0-5, but then, there are a lot of shouldn’ts with the Bears.
And the most painful and obvious is the defensive line.
This is getting ridiculous with the front four. Or what they call a front four. It...

Week 9 waiver targets for fantasy football leagues:Indianapolis wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey (owned in 45 percent of Yahoo leagues)In five NFL seasons, Darrius Heyward-Bey never has played all 16 games and has yet to eclipse 64 catches in a year. His...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The last time the Bears stumbled out of here in a stupor, their quarterback had a woozy noggin' and their offensive coordinator had a place in NFL history following the most stubborn play-calling imaginable.
There was no nine-sack...

On his first chance in the exhibition season, Roy Williams dropped a third-and-10 pass that would’ve picked up 16. While he gets into football shape, can he also get into catching shape? No, wait, I think one of the guys with a reputation for drops might...

Most fantasy championships have already been decided. If you're still counting on Week 17 stats ... what was your league's commissioner thinking?
The final week of the regular season is always a crapshoot. Banged-up stars on losing teams sit out rather...

If there's a flaw in the fantasy handcuff theory, it's when your starter's backup is DeShaun Foster.
The award for really bad injury timing goes to 49ers running back Frank Gore, who hasn't practiced this week because of a sprained ankle, earning the...

Ryan Grant burst onto the scene at midseason last year and saved many alert waiver-watchers. The Packers running back rushed for eight scores and 929 yards over the final 10 games.
That momentum has not carried into 2008, with 625 yards and two measly...

The Giants and Eagles, two beasts of the NFC East, face off in Philly on Sunday night. It's certain to be a great game, but from a fantasy perspective it likely plays out like the perfect bowl of porridge: not too hot, not too cold, but just right.
In...

Matt Cassel has been handed the keys to Tom Brady's sports car. Can he drive it?
The short answer: yes. But in the long run, it won't matter from a fantasy perspective. Randy Moss can make any quarterback look good, the reliable Wes Welker will step up...

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.—After three weeks of celebrating the arrival of Mike Martz, the Bears found out what happens when the offensive coordinator's scheme goes bad, very bad.
Jay Cutler was knocked out with a concussion, backup Todd Collins was taken...

As Jay Cutler bounced up after a 12-yard, second-quarter run and slide, the Bears quarterback emphatically motioned to the official for a flag, believing Giants safety Michael Johnson had hit him late.
"They said I have to slide earlier,"...

The New York Giants placed the franchise tag on defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul after the 26-year-old rebounded from two injury-plagued seasons. The Giants made the move Monday, guaranteeing that their first-round draft pick of 2010 will make at least...

NEW ORLEANS — Ten games into the season, Ravens rookie running back Bernard Pierce was struggling to find his way into the game plan. He had fewer than five carries in a game eight times and he didn’t touch the ball in an Oct. 21 loss to the Houston...